Quoting Commentary for II Kings 9:3

וְלָקַחְתָּ֤ פַךְ־הַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ וְיָצַקְתָּ֣ עַל־רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה מְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽ לְמֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּפָתַחְתָּ֥ הַדֶּ֛לֶת וְנַ֖סְתָּה וְלֹ֥א תְחַכֶּֽה׃

Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say: Thus saith the LORD: I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.’

Daf Shevui to Megillah

Hannah, the mother of the prophet Shmuel, was also a prophetess. Her prophecy is derived from her words “My horn is exalted.” David and Solomon were anointed with oil poured from a horn and their kingdom lasted. Saul and Yehu (see II Kings 9:3) were anointed from a cruse of oil, and their kingships were cut short.
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